Winger Dom Manfredi stole the limelight from Ben Flower and Sam Tomkins as Wigan thrilled a 14,175 crowd at the DW Stadium with an exciting 30-20 Super League win over Warrington.
Most eyes before kickoff were on Welsh international Flower as he prepared to make his return from a six-month suspension imposed for punching Lance Hohaia in October's grand final defeat by St Helens.
And the Wigan fans were delighted at halftime when the club announced the re-signing of Tomkins on a four-year deal from Auckland-based NRL club the Warriors from 2016.
By the end of a pulsating derby, however, it was the name of 21-year-old Manfredi which was on most people's lips after he scored a second hat-trick in five days.
Manfredi had touched down three times in Wigan's 34-0 win over Catalans Dragons on Sunday and he once more demonstrated his exceptional ability to finish off the Wolves after they had taken the lead for a third time early in the second half.
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